This is a list of the oldest currently living former and current members of the United States House of Representatives. The list includes politicians who were also in other political offices. Nonvoting delegates are included but not ranked.
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Rank | Representative/Delegate | Date of birth | House term | State served | Party | Age (years & days) |
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1 | Frank J. Guarini | August 20, 1924 | 1979–1993 | New Jersey | Democratic | 100 years, 263 days |
2 | Merwin Coad | September 28, 1924 | 1957–1963 | Iowa | Democratic | 100 years, 224 days |
3 | G. William Whitehurst | March 12, 1925 | 1969–1987 | Virginia | Republican | 100 years, 59 days |
4 | Lucien Nedzi | May 28, 1925 | 1961–1981 | Michigan | Democratic | 99 years, 347 days |
5 | Roscoe Bartlett | June 3, 1926 | 1993–2013 | Maryland | Republican | 98 years, 341 days |
6 | Philip Ruppe | September 29, 1926 | 1967–1979 | Michigan | Republican | 98 years, 223 days |
7 | James W. Symington | September 28, 1927 | 1969–1977 | Missouri | Democratic | 97 years, 224 days |
8 | Bill Archer | March 22, 1928 | 1971–2001 | Texas | Republican | 97 years, 49 days |
9 | Bill Gradison | December 28, 1928 | 1975–1993 | Ohio | Republican | 96 years, 133 days |
10 | Richard Ottinger | January 27, 1929 | 1965–1971 1975–1985 |
New York | Democratic | 96 years, 103 days |
11 | James Nelligan | February 14, 1929 | 1981–1983 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 96 years, 85 days |
12 | Dick Schulze | August 7, 1929 | 1975–1993 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 95 years, 276 days |
13 | Pat Saiki | May 28, 1930 | 1987–1991 | Hawaii | Republican | 94 years, 347 days |
14 | Charles Rangel | June 11, 1930 | 1971–2017 | New York | Democratic | 94 years, 333 days |
15 | Michael Bilirakis | July 16, 1930 | 1983–2007 | Florida | Republican | 94 years, 298 days |
16 | Alec G. Olson | September 11, 1930 | 1963–1967 | Minnesota | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 94 years, 241 days |
17 | Edward G. Biester Jr. | January 5, 1931 | 1967–1977 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 94 years, 125 days |
18 | Ron Packard | January 19, 1931 | 1983–2001 | California | Republican | 94 years, 111 days |
19 | Connie Morella | February 12, 1931 | 1987–2003 | Maryland | Republican | 94 years, 87 days |
20 | John E. Cunningham | March 27, 1931 | 1977–1979 | Washington | Republican | 94 years, 44 days |
21 | Lee Hamilton | April 20, 1931 | 1965–1999 | Indiana | Democratic | 94 years, 20 days |
22 | Bill Clay | April 30, 1931 | 1969–2001 | Missouri | Democratic | 94 years, 10 days |
23 | Sander Levin | September 6, 1931 | 1983–2019 | Michigan | Democratic | 93 years, 246 days |
24 | Thomas B. Evans Jr. | November 5, 1931 | 1977–1983 | Delaware | Republican | 93 years, 186 days |
25 | Andrew Young | March 12, 1932 | 1973–1977 | Georgia | Democratic | 93 years, 59 days |
26 | Alex McMillan | May 9, 1932 | 1985–1995 | North Carolina | Republican | 93 years, 1 day |
27 | Harold V. Froehlich | May 12, 1932 | 1973–1975 | Wisconsin | Republican | 92 years, 363 days |
28 | Yvonne Brathwaite Burke | October 5, 1932 | 1973–1979 | California | Democratic | 92 years, 217 days |
29 | David R. Bowen | October 21, 1932 | 1973–1983 | Mississippi | Democratic | 92 years, 201 days |
30 | John Burton | December 15, 1932 | 1974–1983 | California | Democratic | 92 years, 146 days |
N/A | Walter Fauntroy | February 6, 1933 | 1971–1991 | Washington, D.C. | Democratic | 92 years, 93 days |
31 | Bob Dornan | April 3, 1933 | 1977–1983 1985–1997 |
California | Republican | 92 years, 37 days |
32 | Jim Gardner | April 8, 1933 | 1967–1969 | North Carolina | Republican | 92 years, 32 days |
33 | Ben Nighthorse Campbell | April 13, 1933 | 1987–1993 | Colorado | Democratic | 92 years, 27 days |
34 | Sid Morrison | May 13, 1933 | 1981–1993 | Washington | Republican | 91 years, 362 days |
N/A | Madeleine Bordallo | May 31, 1933 | 2003–2019 | Guam | Democratic | 91 years, 344 days |
35 | Don Fuqua | August 20, 1933 | 1963–1987 | Florida | Democratic | 91 years, 263 days |
36 | Ken Lucas | August 22, 1933 | 1999–2005 | Kentucky | Democratic | 91 years, 261 days |
37 | Chuck Grassley | September 17, 1933 | 1975–1981 | Iowa | Republican | 91 years, 235 days |
38 | Diane Watson | November 12, 1933 | 2001–2011 | California | Democratic | 91 years, 179 days |
39 | Pat Danner | January 13, 1934 | 1993–2001 | Missouri | Democratic | 91 years, 117 days |
40 | Bill Alexander | January 16, 1934 | 1969–1993 | Arkansas | Democratic | 91 years, 114 days |
41 | Richard Shelby | May 6, 1934 | 1979–1987 | Alabama | Democratic | 91 years, 4 days |
42 | Edolphus Towns | July 21, 1934 | 1983–2013 | New York | Democratic | 90 years, 293 days |
43 | Eva Clayton | September 16, 1934 | 1992–2003 | North Carolina | Democratic | 90 years, 236 days |
44 | Jean Spencer Ashbrook | September 21, 1934 | 1982–1983 | Ohio | Republican | 90 years, 231 days |
45 | Nick Smith | November 5, 1934 | 1993–2005 | Michigan | Republican | 90 years, 186 days |
46 | Stephen L. Neal | November 7, 1934 | 1975–1995 | North Carolina | Democratic | 90 years, 184 days |
47 | Nancy Johnson | January 5, 1935 | 1983–2007 | Connecticut | Republican | 90 years, 125 days |
48 | Cleve Benedict | March 21, 1935 | 1981–1983 | West Virginia | Republican | 90 years, 50 days |
49 | Joel Hefley | April 18, 1935 | 1987–2007 | Colorado | Republican | 90 years, 22 days |
50 | W.S. Stuckey Jr. | May 25, 1935 | 1967–1977 | Georgia | Democratic | 89 years, 350 days |
51 | Pete Peterson | June 26, 1935 | 1991–1997 | Florida | Democratic | 89 years, 318 days |
52 | Ron Paul | August 20, 1935 | 1976–1977 1979–1985 1997–2013 |
Texas | Republican | 89 years, 263 days |
53 | Tom Ewing | September 19, 1935 | 1991–2001 | Illinois | Republican | 89 years, 233 days |
54 | James G. Martin | December 11, 1935 | 1973–1985 | North Carolina | Republican | 89 years, 150 days |
55 | Ed Bethune | December 19, 1935 | 1979–1985 | Arkansas | Republican | 89 years, 142 days |
56 | Henry Brown | December 20, 1935 | 2001–2011 | South Carolina | Republican | 89 years, 141 days |
57 | Pat Roberts | April 20, 1936 | 1981–1997 | Kansas | Republican | 89 years, 20 days |
58 | Barbara B. Kennelly | July 10, 1936 | 1982–1999 | Connecticut | Democratic | 88 years, 304 days |
59 | Barbara Mikulski | July 20, 1936 | 1977–1987 | Maryland | Democratic | 88 years, 294 days |
60 | Michael J. Harrington | September 2, 1936 | 1969–1979 | Massachusetts | Democratic | 88 years, 250 days |
61 | Sue Kelly | September 26, 1936 | 1995–2007 | New York | Republican | 88 years, 226 days |
62 | Joan Kelly Horn | October 18, 1936 | 1991–1993 | Missouri | Democratic | 88 years, 204 days |
63 | Bill Jenkins | November 29, 1936 | 1997–2007 | Tennessee | Republican | 88 years, 162 days |
64 | Grace Napolitano | December 4, 1936 | 1999–2025 | California | Democratic | 88 years, 157 days |
65 | Jim McDermott | December 28, 1936 | 1989–2017 | Washington | Democratic | 88 years, 133 days |
66 | Edward Mezvinsky | January 17, 1937 | 1973–1977 | Iowa | Democratic | 88 years, 113 days |
67 | Tom Osbourne | February 23, 1937 | 2001–2007 | Nebraska | Republican | 88 years, 76 days |
N/A | Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | March 13, 1937 | 1981–1988 | American Samoa | Democratic | 88 years, 58 days |
68 | Paul Kanjorski | April 2, 1937 | 1985–2011 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 88 years, 38 days |
69 | Robert Bauman | April 4, 1937 | 1973–1981 | Maryland | Republican | 88 years, 36 days |
70 | Ernie Konnyu | May 17, 1937 | 1987–1989 | California | Republican | 87 years, 358 days |
71 | Solomon Ortiz | June 3, 1937 | 1983–2011 | Texas | Democratic | 87 years, 341 days |
N/A | Eleanor Holmes NortonTemplate:Dagger | June 13, 1937 | 1991–present | Washington, D.C. | Democratic | 87 years, 331 days |
72 | Charles F. Dougherty | June 26, 1937 | 1979–1983 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 87 years, 318 days |
73 | Mickey Edwards | July 12, 1937 | 1977–1993 | Oklahoma | Republican | 87 years, 302 days |
74 | Judy Biggert | August 15, 1937 | 1999–2013 | Illinois | Republican | 87 years, 268 days |
75 | Ronnie Flippo | August 15, 1937 | 1977–1991 | Alabama | Democratic | 87 years, 268 days |
76 | Norman D'Amours | October 14, 1937 | 1975–1985 | New Hampshire | Democratic | 87 years, 208 days |
77 | Pat Williams | October 30, 1937 | 1979–1997 | Montana | Democratic | 87 years, 192 days |
78 | Lynn Woolsey | November 3, 1937 | 1993–2013 | California | Democratic | 87 years, 188 days |
79 | Joe Schwarz | November 15, 1937 | 2005–2007 | Michigan | Republican | 87 years, 176 days |
80 | Bill Lipinski | December 22, 1937 | 1983–2005 | Illinois | Democratic | 87 years, 139 days |
81 | Hal RogersTemplate:Dagger | December 31, 1937 | 1981–present | Kentucky | Republican | 87 years, 130 days |
82 | Lois Capps | January 10, 1938 | 1998–2017 | California | Democratic | 87 years, 120 days |
83 | Denny Smith | January 19, 1938 | 1981–1991 | Oregon | Republican | 87 years, 111 days |
84 | Donald Riegle | February 4, 1938 | 1967–1976 | Michigan | Republican Democratic |
87 years, 95 days |
85 | Dan Burton | June 21, 1938 | 1983–2013 | Indiana | Republican | 86 years, 323 days |
86 | William J. Green III | June 24, 1938 | 1964–1977 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 86 years, 320 days |
87 | Neil Abercrombie | June 26, 1938 | 1986–1987 1991–2010 |
Hawaii | Democratic | 86 years, 318 days |
88 | Leon Panetta | June 28, 1938 | 1977–1993 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 316 days |
89 | Barry Goldwater Jr. | July 15, 1938 | 1969–1983 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 299 days |
90 | Maxine WatersTemplate:Dagger | August 15, 1938 | 1991–present | California | Democratic | 86 years, 268 days |
91 | Buck McKeon | September 9, 1938 | 1993–2015 | California | Republican | 86 years, 243 days |
92 | George J. Hochbrueckner | September 20, 1938 | 1987–1995 | New York | Democratic | 86 years, 232 days |
93 | Jim Ross Lightfoot | September 27, 1938 | 1985–1997 | Iowa | Republican | 86 years, 225 days |
94 | Dave Obey | October 3, 1938 | 1969–2011 | Wisconsin | Democratic | 86 years, 219 days |
95 | Toby Roth | October 10, 1938 | 1979–1997 | Wisconsin | Republican | 86 years, 212 days |
96 | Robert H. Steele | November 3, 1938 | 1970–1975 | Connecticut | Republican | 86 years, 188 days |
97 | Porter Goss | November 26, 1938 | 1989–2004 | Florida | Republican | 86 years, 165 days |
98 | Matthew F. McHugh | December 6, 1938 | 1975–1993 | New York | Democratic | 86 years, 155 days |
99 | Ben Erdreich | December 9, 1938 | 1983–1993 | Alabama | Democratic | 86 years, 152 days |
100 | John Peterson | December 25, 1938 | 1997–2009 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 86 years, 136 days |